Meanings
adjectivenon-terminal (not comparable)
- not comparableNot terminal.
nounnon-terminal (plural non-terminals)
plural non-terminals
- computingA non-terminal symbol in a formal grammar.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
- Englishnon-
- Late Latinterminālis
- Englishterminal
- Englishnon-terminal
Translations
Czech neterminální, neterminál
- neterminálnínot terminal
- neterminálnon-terminal symbol
Finnish nonterminaali, nonterminaali
- nonterminaalinot terminal
- nonterminaalinon-terminal symbol
Cite this entry
APA
non-terminal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-terminal
MLA
“non-terminal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-terminal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-terminal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-terminal.
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